Hirske
Hirske (Ukrainian: Гірське, Russian: Горское) is a city in Popasna Raion, Luhansk Oblast (region) of Ukraine. Population: 10,131 (2013 est.)[1].
Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast;[2][3] including Hirske.[4] On 13 August 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the city from the pro-Russian separatists.[5] However, on 1 September 2014 it was recaptured again.
On 7 October 2014, to facilitate the governance of Luhansk Oblast, the Verkhovna Rada made some changes in the administrative divisions, so that the localities in the government-controlled areas were grouped into districts. In particular, the towns of Hirske and Zolote and the urban-type settlements of Nyzhnie and Toshkivka were transferred from Pervomaisk Municipality to Popasna Raion.[6]
Demographics[edit]
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[7]
- Ukrainian 53.2%
- Russian 41.6%
- Belarusian 0.5%
- Moldavian 0.1%
References[edit]
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ https://newrepublic.com/article/117387/putin-accidentally-helping-unite-eastern-and-western-ukraine
- ^ http://en.itar-tass.com/world/735082
- ^ http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/218394.html
- ^ http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/218394.html
- ^ "Рада изменила границы районов Луганской области" (in Russian). Lenta.ru. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ [1]
Coordinates: 48°45′7″N 38°29′42″E / 48.75194°N 38.49500°E
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